In 2022, the global production volume exceeded 30 trillion dollars and the logistics market size exceeded 5.2 trillion dollars.
After the pandemic, the Turkish Logistics Sector continues to grow both in transportation and storage. The market size is over 100 billion dollars. As of September 2022, daily average. FTL volume, which reached up to 480 thousand trucks, decreased production in the last quarter, many global brands reaching their 2022 sales targets as of October, some manufacturers prefer stock-purpose production due to inflationary expectations, etc. decreased to 400 thousand due to reasons. It is expected to increase again by January 2023, exceeding 475,000 trucks per day on 23Q1.
In January-December 2022, the heavy commercial vehicle market grew by more than 20% compared to the same period of the previous year, and truck-tractor sales exceeded 37 thousand again. The growth is expected to continue in 2023 and exceed 40 thousand by running a new record.
In 2022, freight prices increased by 40% in Europe compared to the previous year, and increased by 207% in Turkey. Freight prices started January 2023 with an increase of 10-15%.
According to TIRPORT Insights data; In the last quarter of 2019 before the pandemic, an average of 346 km with a truck loaded. the road was going. The average freight charge was around 2,300 TL. When we come to 2023, the distance a truck travels with a load has increased by 23%, reaching 424 km. In the same period, the increase in the price of diesel by more than 3.5 times resulted in the trucks not choosing to go empty. Because even if a truck/tow truck goes empty, it burns 25-32 liters of fuel per 100 km, which costs it a minimum of 550 TL.
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